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Short stories Common Core W.9-10.1b resources
The Scarlet Ibis, James Hurst Short Story Literary Analysis, PDF & Google Drive
Use the heartbreaking story “The Scarlet Ibis” by James Hurst to teach your students the elements of literary analysis. This three-day lesson plan includes a 7-question deep-thinking exercise (with detailed answer key/class discussion starters), a pre-writing organizing task that will get your students to dig back into the text and organize symbolic elements (also with answer key), and a literary analysis writing assignment where students will examine Hurst’s use of symbolism to support his them
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8th - 11th
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Detective Stories Unit - Short Stories by Doyle, Poe, Dahl; Sherlock Holmes film
In this fantastic detective stories unit, you will explore the characteristics of the detective story genre and apply them to great short stories by Edgar Allan Poe (The Murders in the Rue Morgue), Arthur Conan Doyle (Sherlock Holmes: The Adventure of the Speckled Band and The Adventure of Silver Blaze), and Roald Dahl (Lamb to the Slaughter).Learn what makes a good detective story and then work like a sleuth to identify genre elements in E. A. Poe's and Arthur Conan Doyle's short stories. Analy
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8th - 12th
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Also included in: Bundle: Detective Stories Unit + Latin Folktales & Magical Realism Unit
Dark Romanticism & American Gothic Unit; Poe, Hawthorne, Dickinson, The Village
In this sublime unit, your students will explore American Romanticism and Gothic in works of fiction, poetry, art, and film. Your students will first learn about conditions that influenced American Romanticism and Gothic and study concepts and elements that characterize Romantic and Gothic literature and art. They will then apply these concepts to short stories (The Cask of Amontillado, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Pit and The Pendulum, Rappaccini’s Daughter), poems (The Raven, A Bird Came Down The
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8th - 12th
Text Dependent Analysis Writing- Citing Textual Evidence - Outline - Organizer
Teaching character analysis, irony, theme, opinion, and symbolism using text based analysis has never been easier! These in-depth text dependent analysis (TDA) writing prompts guides students through a step-by-step process of writing an opinion essay focusing on textual evidence as support. The bundle includes an argumentative writing graphic organizer, rubric, argumentative writing quiz, an argumentative writing outline, instructional video, detailed lesson plans, and the complete texts of five
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9th - 12th
True Crime Mystery: Circleville Letter-Writer/Possibility of Evil Persuasive Wr.
Bring a little mystery into your short stories unit by tying the mystery of the Circleville Letter Writer to Shirley Jackson's 'The Possibility of Evil.'This real life mystery spans decades and includes affairs, death, shifty lawmakers, false imprisonment. Walk your students through these true events and have them discuss their theories in groups.Lesson 1:1) Put the students into 6 groups2) Read them the story on the PowerPoint and have them take notes on the 11x17 group worksheet3) Stop at the
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9th - 12th
"The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen Close Reading Worksheet (Google)
For many high school readers, age-appropriate fantasy and fairy tale fiction are genres that maximize engagement with literature. With this worksheet composed of rigorous questions on "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen, English teachers will help students extend beyond reading comprehension, support the development of close reading analysis skills, and save valuable time at home without sacrificing rigor in the classroom. An answer key and copy of the public domain narrative (estima
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6th - 12th
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Text Based Evidence, Text Dependent Analysis in Writing - High School Bundle
Teaching text dependent analysis writing has never been easier! This in-depth literature based writing prompt bundle includes lessons for 400 of the most popular novels, short stories, and poems taught in middle school! The lessons include argumentative, expository, and compare & contrast prompts. Each lesson includes a writing graphic organizer, rubric, writing quiz, detailed lesson plan, an instructional video, and a writing template.All aspects of writing are covered in these lessons: b
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9th - 12th
The Necklace Short Story Unit Pre-Reading, Questions, Quiz, Essay and More!
This is a complete unit for Guy de Maupaussant's "The Necklace."You will get the following materials:Pre-Reading VocabularyGuided and Unguided Quote Studies with Literal and Inferential QuestionsSupplemental Follow-Up to Quote Studies on Literary Elements & IronyClose Reading Notes and Additional Worksheet Focusing on Values and Cause & EffectPost-Reading Comprehension and Critical Thinking QuestionsEssay Planning Sheets, including a RubricMultiple Choice QuizKeys for all worksheets (exc
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Not Grade Specific
Also included in: Short Story Bundle for Middle and High School--Popular Titles! {CCSS}
The Tell-Tale Heart - Text Based Evidence - Text Analysis Essay Writing Lesson
Teaching how to write a literary analysis essay citing text evidence for "The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe has never been easier! This in-depth text dependent analysis (TDA) writing prompt resource guides students through a step-by-step process of writing an opinion essay with textual evidence as support. It includes an argumentative writing graphic organizer, rubric, argumentative writing quiz, and an argumentative writing template.All aspects of text evidence writing are covered in this
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9th - 12th
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The Most Dangerous Game Escape Room
This activity features an engaging escape room in which students tackle 5 puzzles covering plot, characters, literary elements, poetic devices, and quotes from Richard Connell's The Most Dangerous Game!There is no wonder why escape rooms are so popular; they are highly engaging and encourage people to work together and think creatively in order to solve different puzzles... all while trying to beat the clock! This meticulously-crafted resource features all of the materials you need to conduct a
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8th - 11th
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Also included in: The Most Dangerous Game GROWING Activity Bundle
Bundle: Dark Romanticism - American Gothic + Latin Folktales & Magical Realism
This bundle includes the Dark Romanticism – American Gothic Unit as well as the Latin Folktales & Magical Realism Unit.DARK ROMANTICISM – AMERICAN GOTHIC UNITIn this sublime unit, your students will explore American Romanticism and Gothic in works of fiction, poetry, art, and film. Your students will first learn about conditions that influenced American Romanticism and Gothic and study concepts and elements that characterize Romantic and Gothic literature and art. They will then apply these
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8th - 12th
Click Clack the Rattlebag Short Story Stations
You get 12 literacy stations based on Neil Gaiman's short story "Click Clack the Rattlebag". The stations include engaging lessons about characterization, plot, theme, textual analysis, graphic organizers,constructed response writing prompts, conventions of the gothic horror story, conflict, and a tiny Socratic Seminar. Learning stations are the perfect way to review the ideas and structure of the short story. With a little preparation and careful instructions, students can rotate through sever
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6th - 11th
"Hansel and Gretel" by the Brothers Grimm Close Reading Worksheet for Google
For many high school readers, age-appropriate fantasy and fairy tale fiction are genres that maximize engagement with literature. With this worksheet composed of rigorous questions on "Hansel and Gretel" by the Brothers Grimm, English teachers will help students extend beyond reading comprehension, support the development of close reading analysis skills, and save valuable time at home without sacrificing rigor in the classroom. An answer key and copy of the public domain narrative (estimated L
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9th - 12th
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"A Sound of Thunder" Writing Prompts Digital Activity
This short story has everything, time-travel, a controversial presidential election,and dinosaurs. Ray Bradbury wrapped all of this together in a powerful short story rich with imagery and filled with literary devices. Use this lesson to make the English Literature Standards real for your students.Click here to follow me for free lessons and sales!Click here to have free lessons and unit ideas sent to your email.I have included 10 constructed response items based on the short story "A Sound of
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6th - 10th
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The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu - Text Evidence - Text Analysis Essay Writing
Teaching how to write a literary analysis essay citing text evidence for "The Paper Menagerie" by Ken Liu has never been easier! This in-depth text dependent analysis (TDA) writing prompt resource guides students through a step-by-step process of writing an opinion essay with textual evidence as support. It includes an argumentative writing graphic organizer, rubric, argumentative writing quiz, and an argumentative writing template.All aspects of text evidence writing are covered in this resourc
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9th - 12th
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They're Made Out of Meat - Text Based Evidence - Text Analysis Essay Writing
Teaching how to write a literary analysis essay citing text evidence for "They're Made Out of Meat" by Terry Bisson has never been easier! This in-depth text dependent analysis (TDA) writing prompt resource guides students through a step-by-step process of writing an opinion essay with textual evidence as support. It includes an argumentative writing graphic organizer, rubric, argumentative writing quiz, and an argumentative writing template.All aspects of text evidence writing are covered in th
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9th - 12th
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Harrison Bergeron - Text Based Evidence - Text Analysis Essay Writing Lesson
Teaching how to write a literary analysis essay citing text evidence for "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut has never been easier! This in-depth text dependent analysis (TDA) writing prompt resource guides students through a step-by-step process of writing an opinion essay with textual evidence as support. It includes an argumentative writing graphic organizer, rubric, argumentative writing quiz, and an argumentative writing template.All aspects of text evidence writing are covered in this res
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9th - 12th
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Thematic Short Story Unit Plan on Fear and Curiosity for High School (Printable)
Embrace the Halloween spirit and help high school students interpret and analyze short stories of increasing rigor with this low-prep, six-week thematic unit plan on the power of fear and curiosity. Supporting materials such as comprehension quizzes, close reading analysis worksheets, public domain narratives, research project materials, a summative assessment, a test prep study guide, and answer keys are provided. Materials are delivered in Word Document and PDF formats. (Alternatively, a Go
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9th - 12th
Thematic Short Story Unit Plan on Fear and Curiosity for High School (Google)
Embrace the Halloween spirit (no matter the time of year) and help high school students interpret and analyze short stories of increasing rigor with this low-prep, six-week thematic unit plan on the power of fear and curiosity. Supporting materials such as comprehension quizzes, close reading analysis worksheets, public domain narratives, research project materials, a summative assessment, a test prep study guide, and answer keys are provided. Materials are made for Google Drive, offering self
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9th - 12th
NEW Latin Folktales & Magical Realism Unit (Allende, Esquivel, Márquez)
In this fantastic Latin Folktales and Magical Realism unit, you will study characteristics of Latin folktales, analyze Latin cautionary folktales (El Silbón, El Sombrerón, La Llorona, La Siguanaba) and Latin animal folktales (Boitatá, El Cóndor y El Colibri, El Zorro, Jukumari), then explore genre elements of Magical Realism, and identify elements of Latin folktales and Magical Realism in A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings (Gabriel García Márquez, short story), Like Water for Chocolate (Laura Es
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8th - 12th
Also included in: Bundle: Norse Mythology Unit + Latin Folktales & Magical Realism Unit
High School Short Stories Test and Answer Key with Study Guide (Volume 4)
This end-of-unit test pairs with a low-prep bundle and covers ten short stories for high school: "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs, "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury, "The Good Deed" by Peal S. Buck, "The Devil and Daniel Webster" by Stephen Vincent Benet, "The Last Leaf" by O. Henry, "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" by Katherine Anne Porter, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain, "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World"
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8th - 12th
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High School Short Stories Test and Answer Key with Study Guide - Google (Vol. 4)
This self-grading test pairs with a low-prep bundle and covers ten short stories for high school: "The Lottery" by Shirley Jackson, "The Monkey's Paw" by W. W. Jacobs, "There Will Come Soft Rains" by Ray Bradbury, "The Good Deed" by Peal S. Buck, "The Devil and Daniel Webster" by Stephen Vincent Benet, "The Last Leaf" by O. Henry, "The Jilting of Granny Weatherall" by Katherine Anne Porter, "The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County" by Mark Twain, "The Handsomest Drowned Man in the World"
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8th - 12th
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High School Short Stories Test and Answer Key with Study Guide (Volume 2)
This end-of-unit test pairs with a low-prep bundle and covers ten short stories for high school: "Charles" by Shirley Jackson, "The Interlopers" by Saki, "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry, "Dead Men's Path" by Chinua Achebe, "Home" by Gwendolyn Brooks, "The Emperor's New Clothes" by Hans Christian Andersen, "The Dinner Party" by Mona Gardner, "The No-Guitar Blues" by Gary Soto, "Three Wise Guys" by Sandra Cisneros, and "All the Years of Her Life" by Morley Callaghan. A test prep guide, answer k
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8th - 12th
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High School Short Stories Test and Answer Key with Study Guide (Volume 3)
This end-of-unit test pairs with a low-prep bundle and covers ten short stories for high school: "The Most Dangerous Game" by Richard Connell, "The Birds" by Daphne du Maurier, "Harrison Bergeron" by Kurt Vonnegut, "The Scarlet Ibis" by James Hurst, "Rules of the Game" by Amy Tan, "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe, "To Build a Fire" by Jack London, "The Challenge" by Gary Soto, "Games at Twilight" by Anita Desai, and "Raymond's Run" by Toni Cade Bambara. A test prep guide, answer key,
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8th - 12th
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